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Ukraine and Westinghouse sign agreement for Khmelnitsky AP1000

2023-12-18 14:23:55

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#^Ukraine and Westinghouse sign agreement for Khmelnitsky AP1000

Ukraine's Energy Minister Herman Halushchenko, Energoatom President Petro Kotin and Westinghouse CEO Patrick Fragman have signed an agreement on the purchase of equipment for what is to become Khmelnitsky nuclear power plant unit 5.

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Viewpoint: Polina Lion on Rosatom's ESG policies

2023-12-18 13:15:15

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#^Viewpoint: Polina Lion on Rosatom's ESG policies

Following the COP28 climate summit in Dubai, Polina Lion, the chief sustainability officer for Russia's nuclear energy corporation Rosatom, outlines the company's ESG strategy.

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Bannerman granted mining licence for Etango

2023-12-15 16:26:20

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#^Bannerman granted mining licence for Etango

Namibia's Ministry of Mines and Energy has granted Bannerman Energy a mining licence for its Etango uranium project. Initial contracts have been awarded for the Etango early works programme.

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Agreement reached on EU electricity market reform

2023-12-15 15:41:52

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#^Agreement reached on EU electricity market reform

The European Council and Parliament have reached a provisional agreement to reform the European Union's electricity market design. The agreement now needs to be endorsed and formally adopted by both institutions.

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Hinkley Point C landmark dome lift - in pictures

2023-12-15 11:37:36

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#^Hinkley Point C landmark dome lift - in pictures

Construction of the first EPR unit at the Hinkley Point C nuclear power plant in Somerset, UK, has reached a major milestone with the installation of the reactor building dome.

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Urenco to expand capacity at Dutch facility

2023-12-14 16:45:23

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#^Urenco to expand capacity at Dutch facility

Uranium enrichment services provider Urenco has announced plans to increase capacity at its plant in Almelo in the Netherlands by 15% in response to new commitments from customers.

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New Brunswick releases energy strategy with SMR focus

2023-12-14 16:45:15

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#^New Brunswick releases energy strategy with SMR focus

The strategy outlining how the province aims to transition to clean energy calls for the addition of 600 MWe of capacity at the Point Lepreau Nuclear Generation Station by 2035, doubling New Brunswick's current nuclear capacity.

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Feasibility study for Korean reactors at Borssele

2023-12-14 15:13:51

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#^Feasibility study for Korean reactors at Borssele

Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power has been contracted to conduct a feasibility study into the construction of two Korean-supplied reactors at the Borssele nuclear power plant site in the Netherlands. The contract comes as the South Korean and Dutch governments sign a memorandum of understanding to cooperate on nuclear energy.

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MOX fuel with minor actinides produced for BN-800 reactor

2023-12-14 14:27:36

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#^MOX fuel with minor actinides produced for BN-800 reactor

The first three fuel assemblies with uranium-plutonium mixed oxide fuel containing transuranic elements americium-241 and neptunium-237 have been produced by Rosatom's Mining and Chemical Combine.

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Indian regulator gives go-ahead for reactor start-up

2023-12-14 14:20:21

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#^Indian regulator gives go-ahead for reactor start-up

The Atomic Energy Regulatory Board has given its permission for the first approach to criticality of unit 4 at the Kakrapar nuclear power plant. The unit is the second of two Indian-designed 700 MWe pressurised heavy water reactors being built at the site in Gujarat.

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